Just returned briefly to Facebook to help provide The Duchess with guidance on restoring her news feed, and it popped up a warning that it had removed a photo that I’d posted previously, along with offers of help if I’m feeling vulnerable. Aw bless, thanks Zuck, I didn’t know you cared!
This is the cartoon they took down.
Now there a couple of things I’d have to point out about this picture :-
- I uploaded it to Facebook over 2 years ago in 2019; not a particularly timely response.
- It’s a cartoon making a joke about nagging, not a cry for help (about suicide or being nagged)
I’m all for social media platforms being more alert to warning signs and helping its users, however it does demonstrate that while they’ve made great advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, they still fall short of providing a genuine responsive, which would require artificial wisdom to properly assess the nature of the risk, as opposed to detecting a noose in a cartoon. (I wonder how many Tex Avery and Chuck Jones cartoons will get similarly flagged?)
That in itself gives me some comfort that human beings – collectively dumb as we are – still have the edge over the machines. Maybe I don’t want to hang myself after all 🙂 JUST KIDDING!
bodecott.blog 